dot1x authentication
2. Enter INTERFACE mode on an interface or a range of interfaces.
INTERFACE mode
interface [range]
3. Enable 802.1X on the supplicant interface only.
INTERFACE mode
dot1x authentication
Examples of Verifying that 802.1X is Enabled Globally or on an Interface
Verify that 802.1X is enabled globally and at the interface level using the show running-config |
find dot1x command from EXEC Privilege mode.
The bold lines show that 802.1X is enabled.
Dell#show running-config | find dot1x
dot1x authentication
!
[output omitted]
!
interface TenGigabitEthernet 2/1
no ip address
dot1x authentication
no shutdown
!
Dell#
View 802.1X configuration information for an interface using the show dot1x interface command.
The bold lines show that 802.1X is enabled on all ports unauthorized by default.
Dell#show dot1x interface TenGigabitEthernet 2/1
802.1x information on Te 2/1:
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Dot1x Status: Enable
Port Control: AUTO
Port Auth Status: UNAUTHORIZED
Re-Authentication: Disable
Untagged VLAN id: None
Guest VLAN: Disable
Guest VLAN id: NONE
Auth-Fail VLAN: Disable
Auth-Fail VLAN id: NONE
Auth-Fail Max-Attempts: NONE
Mac-Auth-Bypass: Disable
Mac-Auth-Bypass Only: Disable
Tx Period: 30 seconds
Quiet Period: 60 seconds
ReAuth Max: 2
Supplicant Timeout: 30 seconds
Server Timeout: 30 seconds
Re-Auth Interval: 3600 seconds
Max-EAP-Req: 2
Host Mode: SINGLE_HOST
Auth PAE State: Initialize
Backend State: Initialize
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